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Rarely seen footage of the D Day Landings is shown and I discuss why this piece of footage may not be as popular as others from that day.
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@SprikSprak 6 ай бұрын

I really remember an interview with a British landing boat driver which moved me. He was taking American troops to Omaha (I can’t remember if he said which wave they were) and as he dropped them off he said he could see them only moving a short way in before all falling down in a line, obviously unable to move further. He said he watched as they were killed were they lay as he had to drive away back to the troopships. What really caught me was that this old man paused for a moment and the last thing he said in there was interview was, “I still see them sometimes, in my dreams”.

@roderickstockdale1678 4 ай бұрын

Couldn’t have been after the 3rd.

@garyjohnson6640 4 ай бұрын

My dad returned from the Pacific Theater safe. When he was 93 years old and in the hospital he was captured and tortured by the Japanese. He kept reciting a series of numbers and nothing else when spoken to by staff. They asked my mom the significance of the numbers. My mom told them it was his army serial number. Those guys never talked much about their experiences during the war. Truly tough guys and the greatest generation.

@roderickstockdale1678 4 ай бұрын

@@garyjohnson6640 you mean he flashed back to when he was captured….?!

@burtan2000 4 ай бұрын

Small consolation to all those brave men, but it is a day that humanity will remember for all time. It really sunk in for me as a kid when learning the Iliad and the Odyssey. The fleet of a 1000 Hellenic war ships, each

@Svensk7119 4 ай бұрын

@@roderickstockdale1678 Or a nightmare returned when he was in the hospital.

@stevenweaver3386 Жыл бұрын

55 landing boats had cameras installed in them, to be activated when the boat grounded and the men disembarked. Some did not work, or the men on-board forgot to turn them on. Only 4 videos were recorded. One was of the North Shore Regiment from New Brunswick. Not all of the beaches were like Omaha. Juno was the 2nd in dead and wounded, but not with the sheer butchery the 1st and 29th Divisions experienced. My grandfather landed in the 3rd wave, as part of the 18th Field Company, Royal Canadian Engineers

@ballemoine2729 Жыл бұрын

No one cares bruv

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

I do

@therealguy4110 Жыл бұрын

@@ballemoine2729 big L

@v_sauce9499 Жыл бұрын

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@v_sauce9499 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the info man💯

@rooftopcat1785 8 ай бұрын

As soon as that door opened , the lives that passed through it changed forever.

@EdwardKamenzind-JGstms5on 6 ай бұрын

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@mrjagriff 5 ай бұрын

The landing ships offered little protection in reality

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

@mrjagriff That’s true

@57appel 4 ай бұрын

The landing craft on display in the New Orleans WWII Museum are made of Balsa wood and built to perfection. They were meant to return to the ships and pick up more soldiers. The man sitting high up in the back was an easy target for the enemy.

@inspiringmedia3716 4 ай бұрын

Yes they ended

@stumpyshine Жыл бұрын

My grand father was part of the Northshore Regiment that landed on Juno. His brother actually recognized him in one of the films running accros the beach.

@manuelshezad761 8 ай бұрын

for real

@dougmacneil6305 7 ай бұрын

When I was a puppy I was with 2 RNBR “C” company (North Shore). I always found myself staring at the battle honours on the wall when I was in the mess. Your grandfather is a great man. Glad you have such memorabilia!! I’ve got 6 family members I would like to map out their ww2 adventure. Sadly only I got stories from one. My grandfather. Have a great day!!

@myvoiceyourstory9338 7 ай бұрын

Holy cow Amazing Thank you to all those souls

@jeffreyhaley991 7 ай бұрын

Canadians

@justingreen938 7 ай бұрын

I had a great grandfather who was also there. From New Brunswick as well. Last name Green. Survived the entire 6 years in the war. Came back to Woodstock NB and moved to Woodstock ONT

@randycollins7910 6 ай бұрын

The Greatest Generation one and all. God rest their souls. Forever grateful.

@leamon_3 4 ай бұрын

You think they see themselves as greatest now? Seeing their nations?

@dirkdiggler1242 4 ай бұрын

@blackbearwoodley don't you dare insult the dead like that. It's beyond their control now. They did what they were supposed to do without whining. They shall not be disrespected by anyone young or old!

@leamon_3 4 ай бұрын

@@dirkdiggler1242 Maybe go look up some vids of WW vets reaction to modern times. Some are not that happy. Brits and Aussies, and Anglo Americans man. Germans (ksk platoon disbanded search that)

@NotthefirstJnardmsadly 4 ай бұрын

Wasn't the greatest generation the WW1 generation?

@leamon_3 4 ай бұрын

@@NotthefirstJnardmsadly Even worse playing into Zionist interwar generation was the best.

@suefroster3592 5 ай бұрын

My father was there and had nightmares about the war till the day He died, but he did make it home from the war. God bless all the veterans in the world

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

Who did he serve with?

@donaldsink8115 Жыл бұрын

My wife's grandfather was there. Never said anything that he seem or did. It was locked away from his family till the day he died.

@VINCENT-sr4oz 7 ай бұрын

Then what was discovered . ..nothing , ? No elaboration?

@donaldsink8115 7 ай бұрын

@@VINCENT-sr4ozBy being locked away I was referring to his mind. Many people that went through the horror of war at the level WWII never spoke about it. The only thing one of my family that experienced WWII said, you would have to have been there to understand. Why should I probe in a past they're trying to forget. This was not an interrogation.

@jacobdillow2375 6 ай бұрын

@@donaldsink8115my father’s two older brothers and a number of their friends saw a lot of fighting in Europe; amongst themselves they talked about it a lot, but with others who hadn’t been there they wouldn’t discuss it just because there was no way anyone not there could understand.

@stenbergskij101 5 ай бұрын

My grandmother was one of the men that landed on the beach, she was the best warrior of them all. She also dropped the enola gay bomb after 9/11. Bless his heart.

@donaldsink8115 5 ай бұрын

@@stenbergskij101 You sound like Biden with all your claims and just as accurate.

@nickcormier8571 Жыл бұрын

Had an uncle with the north shore regiment land on Juno Beach. He survived and had a huge family.

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing his story. I love to hear it when soldiers make it back home.

@Vabrejuro 7 ай бұрын

❤️🤍💙

@isaacmitchell5031 5 ай бұрын

My great grandfather landed on Juno.beach and came back home died in 92

@stenbergskij101 5 ай бұрын

My grandmother was one of the men that landed on the beach, she was the best warrior of them all. She also dropped the enola gay bomb after 9/11. Bless his heart.

@kingpest13 4 ай бұрын

Being around so much death made them want to be around a lot of life? Interesting thought

@antonfarr781 4 ай бұрын

My uncle was in the First Wave to hit the Beach! He said it was the scariest thing he ever did! He lived a long life almost 100 years!! RIP Uncle Paul!!

@OTDMilitaryHistory 4 ай бұрын

Amazing! What unit did he serve with?

@scottculli7851 11 ай бұрын

I see that man turning around and looking to see how the other soldiers are coming off the craft, true love, soldier love is like no other love

@spilledit 4 ай бұрын

Where is it?

@pacfan1165 7 ай бұрын

These brave men disembarking needed that landing craft to carry their balls of steel, greatest generation ever, God Bless!

@turbotim13 7 ай бұрын

From the looks of it, they are the last generation of brave men. Most people today are soft.

@gnarghhfps3239 7 ай бұрын

No....the battle ships and air craft carriers hauled their elephant sized balls....respect to all of the ww2 vets

@LogikalMindset 4 ай бұрын

I'm surprised the boat even had the carrying capacity available to accomplish that task!!

@dirkdiggler1242 4 ай бұрын

Amen Brother!

@dirkdiggler1242 4 ай бұрын

@@turbotim13 pvssys

@nadinerichard7811 5 ай бұрын

My Grandfather Theodore Richard of Juniper NB, was from the North Shore Regiment

@rhondawentzell6959 6 ай бұрын

Those were mother’s dear sons. This kills me. My youngest is infantry. I can’t even imagine the pain & worry back home.

@lorenzovonmatterhorn4756 4 ай бұрын

And Father's son. Let's not act like fathers aren't fathers. Some were fathers as well.

@palmergriffiths1952 Жыл бұрын

All I can say viewing this footage is RESPECT ! 🇨🇦 🇺🇲 🇬🇧 🇲🇫 🇭🇲 🇵🇱 Thanks to the Veterans

@janethompson2305 7 ай бұрын

🙏🤲❤❤🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧❤❤🤲🙏

@AlanBoddy-fl2qp 6 ай бұрын

🇬🇧🇺🇸🇨🇦Thankyou💕❤️

@Keith-wb2nn 6 ай бұрын

Stupid to ever assault a beach that wasn't softened up by navy fire and aircraft... Soldiers gave life for nothing... Look a Europe now... Would you have given all for that shit hole

@masondavirro808 6 ай бұрын

Proud to be a Canadian 🇨🇦❤️ Long Live the English 🇬🇧🇨🇦🇺🇸🇦🇺

@emmanuel6702 5 ай бұрын

Don't forget the French themselves with the commando Kiefer, this elite force was instrumental to the success of the operation.

@jasonforrest9833 6 ай бұрын

Men among men. Forever grateful for these brave souls.

@okandmanniska1183 Жыл бұрын

My great uncle was at Normandy, sadly on the wrong side. 98 yearsold this year and still going strong!

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

Wow! 98 years old. That's very impressive.

@okandmanniska1183 Жыл бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory Yep, birthday is on the 9th of June! 2 more days.

@aeiou9054 Жыл бұрын

@@okandmanniska1183 happy birthday for him

@catadjusterZ Жыл бұрын

For those who were stuck in the horrors of D day there was no wrong side. Not many Nazis in the Infantry and the Luftwaffe

@damyr Жыл бұрын

@@okandmanniska1183 Wow that's impressive. Did he share any stories?

@markroden9946 7 ай бұрын

So grateful for this amazing generation.

@CoreyT127 6 ай бұрын

How did that turn out for Europe in the long run?

@OTDMilitaryHistory 6 ай бұрын

What does that mean?

@OTDMilitaryHistory 6 ай бұрын

Pretty good actually

@gdaddy5193 6 ай бұрын

When "kids" pick on boomers. I like to say ... "We're the children of the greatest generation. Our movie stars and sports heros ... Stopped what they were doing and went to war. They didn't kneel for the national anthem or go on social media making anti American comments.

@robertbarrett3749 6 ай бұрын

Nothing great about a generation of sheep that moan complain and get offended by absolutely everything

@jamesrevak2516 5 ай бұрын

The heroes of D-Day

@jaqua7732 3 ай бұрын

More like the Class A buffoons of D-Day, like who in their right minds would have done something that dumb, no other creature on Earth but some human beings.

@markdavids2511 7 ай бұрын

It’s the one with the soldier patting his mate on the back that touches me the most, it says so much on a human level.

@GHOSTFACE_EDITS566 Жыл бұрын

My grandfather fought in D-DAY and he lost many friends on that beach but He survived.

@fango1751 Жыл бұрын

Your grandfather is a hero, May all the men that died on D-DAY R.I.P

@leolee5907 Жыл бұрын

Your grandfather is in my backwoods getting smoked 💨

@laurasalazar9222 Жыл бұрын

Never let their sacrifice & legacy be forgotten , Never !!

@GHOSTFACE_EDITS566 Жыл бұрын

@@fango1751 thanks

@jefferyroy2566 11 ай бұрын

My uncle was in the second or third wave on Omaha. My cousin told me as the uncle wouldn't talk about it.

@damyr Жыл бұрын

Stepping out into a field of death and destruction...

@robspringle4914 Жыл бұрын

So precious, this footage must be protected at all cost. Thank you for sharing. 🙏🏽

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome! It’s saved in many places.

@janethompson2305 7 ай бұрын

🙏❤Thank God they R saved so we're able to see what every proud brave fighter endured to keep our freedom❤🙏God bless their sweet souls forevermore❤🙏🤲🕊✝️😇🪖🎖🚢⚓️🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧❤️💙🙌🕯

@OhYahDude Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this history for us to witness. You are doing a good thing

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

You’re welcome. Thank you for the kind words.

@jotti4494 3 ай бұрын

Warum??

@josephdugan4797 5 ай бұрын

My father was on Utah Beach. God rest his soul.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing about him. Which unit?

@CannaGro81 5 ай бұрын

One of my grandfathers manovered the duck boats, and the other stormed the beaches. By far the Greatest Generation! RIP

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

Very cool!

@eddiereyna2998 7 ай бұрын

Our Tio SSG Valentine Solis survived the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge and was later Kia in Belgium . When I first watched Saving Private Ryan , I had thought of him & what he endured .

@roderickstockdale1678 4 ай бұрын

Belgium was before the Battle Of The Bulge, that was the last push to Germany!

@ikaron365 4 ай бұрын

As a German I salute those brave men that risked and often sacrificed their lives so Germany and Europe would be free and could prosper as a part of the western democracies which to prevail and protect is now our task. We need to honor the gift they made us, thank you and DANKE

@OTDMilitaryHistory 4 ай бұрын

Very well said! They left us a legacy that we must protect.

@jamesjesse9773 4 ай бұрын

Germany is ruled by criminals now though so...

@ZXVb7789 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, I have never seen that footage before👍👍

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome!

@darinfonder1388 6 ай бұрын

These guys were the real deal! Can't be replaced.

@howey935 6 ай бұрын

Sadly there’s not to many left. My grandad was a WWII vet and he could be really crazy when pushed, I once heard him tell a man he was arguing with “I’ve killed good men so killing a bastard like you won’t even make my nightmares”. My gran said he came back from the war a hard man and his gentle nature my gran said he had before the war was gone. He died in 2017 aged 99 3 weeks short of his 100th birthday.

@treadheadpete4770 Жыл бұрын

Still a great piece of film!

@stevehilton4052 4 ай бұрын

One of the most emotional stories of the D-DAY landings was an account of a royal navy sailor at the helm of a landing craft full of American soldiers, all of them not much older than teen-agers..he got them to the beach and as the ramp fell forward a German machine gun opened up and not one soldier survived to put a foot on french soil.He could hardly speak about having to go back to the troop ship with the bodies of the young men... He just kept saying " those poor boys what a waste".... I'm ex RN and found myself in a war but nothing I experienced can hold a candle to what the WW2 men had to handle...... bless them all

@guyhutookatit890 6 ай бұрын

Everytime you see a d-day video, all of a sudden everyone’s father, grandfather and uncle were there with the most miraculous story to tell

@OTDMilitaryHistory 6 ай бұрын

I have heard lots of outlandish comments here

@apropercuppa8612 5 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistoryNone of mine waere to my knowledge, but did fight in Normandy. One that did landed on Gold Beach a few days after. Their Regiment's Tanks started to roll off the LCT's and immediately the first Tank completely disappeared. They were still out in the shoreline but the Tank rolled off the ramp and into a shell crater. The Crew managed to get out and the Tank was recovered later in the day when the tide was low. They couldn't see the crater, lol. So there's my outlandish comment.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

@apropercuppa8612 Not outlandish at all. That happened a lot on Gold Beach.

@apropercuppa8612 5 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistoryIt did?

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

Yup. The rising tides play havoc with vehicles offloading.

@TheBrendon67 6 ай бұрын

Imagine how much fear and apprehension would have been in that boat. Those guys were brave!

@branzeirr4l216 6 ай бұрын

Some (most) didn’t have a choice

@OTDMilitaryHistory 6 ай бұрын

Canada didn’t have conscription for overseas service yet.

@donc2446 6 ай бұрын

And their great grandchildren hate the countries and way of life they fought to save.

@mnnative7790 6 ай бұрын

You say brave, I say stupid.

@ironblud 6 ай бұрын

@@mnnative7790glad we had them instead of you.

@chrisfisichella7665 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for posting this.

@tnt5881 2 ай бұрын

Seeing the medic getting off the Higgins and knowing the trauma of the wounded he was about to endure is just heartbreaking 😢

@wezzagustus4868 5 ай бұрын

Wow❤ you are the only one who has it. Keep Canadian military history alive!

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

Well I’m not the only one with it but I haven’t see it anywhere else other than in archives.

@user-hu3im2pd5c 4 ай бұрын

The Greatest Generation! Let's honor their memory!

@rockymountainlifeprospecti4423 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing and keeping history alive!!

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

You're very welcome. Thank you for watching.

@pecanworker1316 11 ай бұрын

That's Marines not Army this is so wrong

@OTDMilitaryHistory 11 ай бұрын

It is not Marines. It’s Juno Beach on D Day.

@pecanworker1316 11 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory they have helmet covers. Marines

@OTDMilitaryHistory 11 ай бұрын

@pecanworker1316 No it’s not. They British Commonwealth soldiers. They had helmet covers too.

@larsbreugelmans9806 5 ай бұрын

Bedankt voor je service respect

@nedzadbadnjevic6885 4 ай бұрын

D-day the worst day for young man.Thank you for sacrifice and your heroism

@lonniesides9302 11 ай бұрын

Heroes all...those men stood agianst hell itself anf prevailed. I'm so proud of them.

@SandraKayOlding 7 ай бұрын

I’ve never seen this snippet of the landing at Juno. I thank you for this piece.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome

@janethompson2305 7 ай бұрын

I never have either, it makes me shudder 😢

@JohnCunningham-sy5ug 3 ай бұрын

My Father landed on Utah beach he said he was lucky the residence was less. As a Boomer I really appreciate my fathers generation. He earned two broze stars involved in the Hurtgen forest and battle of the buldge ultimately liberating Dachau concentration camp. He didn't talk about it much. God bless the Heros the gave all.❤

@hillbillytrucker8347 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this as a former history teacher and historian of WW1 and WW2 I have never seen this footage until now. Thank you again.

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

You’re very welcome! Thank you for following along.

@scottculli7851 11 ай бұрын

Oh my God, thank you so much for this footage and the commentary goes along with it. It’s like I’m there, I’m scared in a safe place.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 11 ай бұрын

You’re welcome! Thank you for watching.

@danflores8445 7 ай бұрын

My uncle, PFC. Jesse Muniz was with the US Army 357th Infantry under the 4th Infantry Division that landed on Utah beach. God bless and rest the brave souls of this war. These men are all true heroes. 🫡

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing about your uncle.

@chrismead3150 7 ай бұрын

Yeah thanks for posting, i hope you can find more. When you have seen literally ALL the WW2 docs like im sure most of us have, it is rare to get to see some fresh footage you havent seen before.

@user-qp6pc3ue3q 5 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this piece of iconic footage it's such a rarety alright

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome

@thedailygrind6580 8 ай бұрын

I'm a proud Canadian because these men sacrificed their lives to protect freedom and sovereignty.

@kaninerultralord8817 7 ай бұрын

Can already hear the drill sgt screaming "get off my bus" with how slow they're moving.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

The landing craft is getting tossed around a lot and they’re laden down with lots of kit.

@johnarmstrong472 6 ай бұрын

Now that's what you call black humour!

@fus149hammer5 6 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistoryand probably sliding in vomit!

@dhammer5645 5 ай бұрын

@fus149hammer5 Also probably piss and shit.

@apropercuppa8612 5 ай бұрын

@@fus149hammer5 British/Canadian landings were a lot smoother than the Americans.

@jimpatterson5841 5 ай бұрын

My grandfather landed on the first wave of the assault. Juno Beach, Royal Winnipeg Rifles. He was known as "The Carpiquet Kid", in part to his young age.

@RobertHunt-tn4jz 6 ай бұрын

I had a sort of diorama model kit that was of anzio it had landing craft in it I miss those Glory Days thanks for showing me what I haven't seen

@Luke-oi7xq 5 ай бұрын

Ian Grant would have filmed some of this D-day footage. He has a book called Cameramen at War.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

Yes indeed!

@Luke-oi7xq 5 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory he's my gramps, I think there's more footage at the imperial war museum

@OTDMilitaryHistory 5 ай бұрын

@@Luke-oi7xq Very cool! There is more at the IWM but they keep that stuff locked down tight.

@Spookybozo 5 ай бұрын

This is so powerful and eerie at the same time. We’re looking at historical footage of dead men from almost 80 years ago participating in the Operation that ultimately saved the World

@JohnMartin-cd1qm 7 ай бұрын

Sometimes I feel many of us don't deserve the world that people fought and died to try and leave us.

@fus149hammer5 6 ай бұрын

We don't deserve the politicians who start the wars, most people just want to live in peace.

@jonashagstrom4664 4 ай бұрын

The guy who got the pat survived the war and lived to 80.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 4 ай бұрын

Indeed he did! Such a great story.

@danmaynard7769 Жыл бұрын

Most don't know that a plethora of footage of that day was lost while the owner lost it while climbing up a ladder rope on the side of a nearby ship.

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

From the American beaches yes. Lots survived from the British and Canadian ones.

@howardchambers9679 7 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistoryand we hardly ever see it

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

@@howardchambers9679 Because lots of people aren’t interested in the British and Canadian stories

@howardchambers9679 7 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory maybe educate them. USA only had two beaches out of five. British, Canadian and Commonwealth/Free French troops deserve recognition too. WWII channels usually only cover American beaches. I realise KZfaq is mainly American, but they need to learn as well. My dad joined up in 1939, was at Dunkirk, went back on D-day+3 RASC part of 79th armoured division and every time an American war film came on the tv he'd tut and say "here we go again, America wins the war all on their own"

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

@howardchambers9679 I’m trying to do just that with my channel. My focus is mostly Canada but I look at other countries as well.

@mltsr 6 ай бұрын

I’m amazed they weren’t hit immediately, not exactly a speedy exit. Bless them all, both the fallen and those who made it home ❤

@OTDMilitaryHistory 6 ай бұрын

One of the later waves so less direct fire on the beach at that point

@jonwhite6414 4 ай бұрын

My grandfather fought ww ii, he was off the gunner ship the H.M.S penelope from England he was a chief petty officer his ship was torpedoed and although he was stranded in the ocean for a few days then took hostage he still survived, he was the bravest and toughest and proudest man I ever new I miss him everyday. god bless every soldier who fought and for each soldier that died god speed.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing about him.

@user-xs1yx9tc9m 6 ай бұрын

Interesting variety of equipment shown here.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 6 ай бұрын

It really is super interesting to see up close and in combat.

@alkhay4980 Жыл бұрын

I can't translate into words how much I admire the greatest generation.

@AnnHollowell-fk1yh 7 ай бұрын

Same here ❤

@janethompson2305 7 ай бұрын

❤🙏Thank U so much, my dad was one of those proud fighter men from The Greatest Generation❤️💙🇺🇸🕊

@prolificseeker4778 4 ай бұрын

🫡🇺🇸

@thelonelypamphleteer5722 Жыл бұрын

The generation who did what had to be done because it had to be done. We owe a lot to them.

@andrewgates8158 Жыл бұрын

They could have chosen not to

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

A lot of them did chose not to

@johntobin3235 Жыл бұрын

Owe them a lot is the greatest understatement- we owe them everything

@paulgavian90 Жыл бұрын

The Nazis are well alive under different labels. Thank them and i hate the current government we live for

@moisesperez4605 8 ай бұрын

I totally agree with your comment, it’s so appalling that the 45th president Donald J Trump said that these men were losers and suckers, my grandfather was in WW2, and he was not a loser and a sucker. God rest his soul

@jgonzalez101 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for posting this D-Day footage! All D-Day and WWII footage must be preserved and shown, it is a great and important part of defending and preserving Freedom's cost.❤❤❤

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

You’re very welcome. I’ll be posting more footage soon.

@jgonzalez101 7 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory Thanks! 👍

@kenkleinsasser8165 4 ай бұрын

I imagine it’s also partially because in the other video, you can see the one house which is easily identifiable so we know exactly where it is, whereas here we can’t see anything except the fog.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 4 ай бұрын

Possibly. I think having someone’s face in it also helps with the other clip being more popular.

@matthewlong2077 7 ай бұрын

God bless those men and the women and children that hoped and prayed for their safe return

@stevep5408 9 ай бұрын

The Canadian army had their own beach. Concidering their population it's amazing!

@OTDMilitaryHistory 9 ай бұрын

It was an amazing feat. They had lots of British support but the assault units were pretty much all Canadian.

@randyward 7 ай бұрын

And the Canadians also made it the furthest inland while meeting their given military objectives. They paid a very heavy price for their efforts.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

@randyward While yes they made it far inland, they didn’t take all their D Day objectives. They took most of them, especially most important the brigade fortress positions, the next day.

@patfromamboy 7 ай бұрын

Canadians did an amazing job during WW2 building Mosquitoes and fighting in some of the most amazing battles.

@janethompson2305 7 ай бұрын

@@patfromamboy ❤ U are correct, the first 2 Mosquito aircraft were built in September 1941 in Downsview Ontario & in early 1942 U were building 50 aircraft a month ❤

@Au55The3oss5 2 ай бұрын

I imagine there’s gotta be an abundance of videos of WW2 out there with a lot more gory detail we will never get to see.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 2 ай бұрын

Oh there’s lots of gory videos publicly available but platforms like KZfaq don’t allow them to be shown.

@Loveitdownunder Ай бұрын

Thank you ,My father was with the R.A.O.C, landed Dday+3 driving a Bedford truck with 5 tonnes of ammunition . Didn't talk too much about it so i don't know what beach .

@OTDMilitaryHistory Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing about him.

@The.Original.Potatocakes Жыл бұрын

Those also aren’t Higgins boats. I forgot what they are called but they don’t have swinging double doors. Higgins boats had ramps.

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

Not Higgins. They are Landing Craft Assault or LCAs.

@johnhorse5551 Жыл бұрын

there English LC

@johnhorse5551 Жыл бұрын

Our landing craft were better protected on the front,rounds went through the front of the us type

@dannynye1731 Жыл бұрын

LCVPs?

@roderickstockdale1678 4 ай бұрын

@@dannynye1731those are Higgins boats. What he’s talking about is a different type

@johnlsullivan5180 6 ай бұрын

My Grandfather landed with number 48 Royal marine commando at nan red which is a small harbour left of Juno. He survived but was shot many times and mortared while taking the lagrune strong point . Took him a year to recover and he wouldn't talk much about it, died in 92 when I was 19 . I've visited all the beaches and swam out where he landed so I could look at the coast from that angle. Never to be forgotten generation.

@stenbergskij101 5 ай бұрын

My grandmother was one of the men that landed on the beach, she was the best warrior of them all. She also dropped the enola gay bomb after 9/11. Bless his heart.

@johnlsullivan5180 5 ай бұрын

Grandfather's story sounds incredible but it's true, didn't think there would be dicks interested in this stuff , hope you're having fun 😉

@craig2795 2 ай бұрын

My Grandfather jumped with the Paras on D Day, but he was always stunned by the bravery of the men who stormed the beaches into a hail storm of death. These were young men most who had never ever seen combat before and he had always had the deepest respect for those who hit the beaches. He figured his role jumping directly into the enemy was safer. I remember him saying that when they landed his team under Dickie their officer ditched the helmets and donned their red berets to put the fear of god I to the enemy at their arrival. Despite my own military career and being very close to him, this was the only thing he ever said about the whole war. It was his funeral and meeting Dickie that revealed a whole lot more, turned out he was a very modest man. Funnily enough he got married only days before he jumped to my nan and I still have the photos of him proudly stood beside her in his Para uniform.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing your grandfather's story. I have a video on my channel about the Canadian paratroopers on D Day, if you'd interested in watching it. It's called "First into the Fight: Canadian Paratroopers on D Day"

@Mrnobodyfoff 7 ай бұрын

Very interesting thanks for sharing and keeping this somewhere for everyone still. We had the last chance to talk to and get to hear the stories and history from vets who were in the 2nd world war our kids will never have the pleasure of growing up with these people still around

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

You're welcome. It will be a very sad day when the last WW2 vet is gone.

@thomasgumersell9607 7 ай бұрын

Truly incredible Soldiers doing such a tough assignment on D-Day. All so we today can have the freedom we enjoy. 💪🏻🙏🏻✨

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

Very well said!

@richardvonpingel2379 6 ай бұрын

My hats off to the Brits, Canadians and Americans who hit the beach that day.

@raymondfournier4104 5 ай бұрын

Wow. Big brass ones!

@WongHoDaddy 4 ай бұрын

I love the background sound, creepy but relaxing

@davidnemoseck9007 Жыл бұрын

Cool to see more footage of that day. And ya, haven't seen this one before.

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

There’s a myth that most D Day footage was destroyed. It’s not true.

@davidnemoseck9007 Жыл бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory I've heard that a lot of the film from the initial landings at Omaha got wet, and thus destroyed, but not about the overall film from D-Day getting destroyed.

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

@davidnemoseck9007 A lot of people assume that means all film was destroyed as they know little beyond Omaha.

@davidnemoseck9007 Жыл бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory still a little bit of a lep there, IMO, but I can see it, expressively if the story gets told over and over again, and going from person to person, a story tends to get changed.

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

@davidnemoseck9007 True. Many people are American centric when it comes to D Day.

@nancym5341 7 ай бұрын

I had FOUR UNCLES in WWII and God bless them they all came home. One was missing a lung but they all came home! New Brunswickers.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

North Shore Regiment?

@nancym5341 7 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory honestly I can’t tell you., which I now realize is very sad.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

The service records will be available one day. That will give us lots of information.

@nancym5341 6 ай бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory I’m going to ask my Brother. He may know. But that would be great if we could get their records!

@OTDMilitaryHistory 6 ай бұрын

@@nancym5341 You can request them through Library and Archives Canada. The process is fairly easy but may take a while to process.

@ericgleixner4074 7 ай бұрын

One uncle was in the pacific serving in the Navy. One of his brothers was filming things like this ( he was drafted from the seminary prepping for priesthood, never went back). Another brother in army as well went to North Africa, then Italy, then Germany. Anither was told his job was more important to continue. Military told him. My grandfather draftedinto the civilian battalion ( sea bees) spent the war in the Brooklyn navy yards making ships. He had plumbing experience. All survived rhe war but grandpa got cancer in 1974 along with several hundred thousand men that worked building ships. Safety was disgarded over production. They got time down from a year per ship to one per month. The cancer was asbestos specific and most died in early seventies but since they were by then spread out through the country, no one noticed for allmost ten years.

@roderickstockdale1678 4 ай бұрын

What was the cameraman one in, and Seabees is construction battalion and they didn’t build ships they built bases and runways and ramps for troops to walk on which they still do today.

@briancharters8720 6 ай бұрын

My father , Major Wayne Kenneth Charters was very proud to have fought with the NB North Shore Regiment in France, Belgium, Holland and Germany. He was a Canadian career Officer who also served two tours in the Middle East (1961, 1967 ) where he commanded the U.N. Teams … He came to Bathurst NB to celebrate Remembrance Day with other heroes. Passed to Heaven in 1997, a lover of Christ and his fellow man, sponsoring Vietnamese Boat People among others. I can personally attest he was a man among men, of the GREATEST GENERATION… forever proud of this strong, moral man and the brave men who fought ( and many died ) with him. 😢

@delilahlara1293 Жыл бұрын

Footage of Canadian soldiers, on d day

@orangetophatguy Жыл бұрын

they be fighting with kindness /joke

@abrahamdozer6273 Жыл бұрын

@@orangetophatguy They were the only ones to take all their objectives on D-Day despite landing on the 2nd most heavily defended beach (Juno). They were a 100% volunteer service that had trained for years. Their opponents right from the beginning were the 12th SS and Panzer Lehr, not just the regular Wehrmacht.They were the sharp end.

@orangetophatguy Жыл бұрын

@@abrahamdozer6273 i know, its a joke.

@stuartclemmons3832 7 ай бұрын

Footage of Canadian soldiers landing at Juno are rarely shown in any documentry featuring D-day scenes.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

Fair enough

@fus149hammer5 6 ай бұрын

Because D-Day is usually seen from an American point of view and they tend to focus on Omaha beach.

@FirstLast-nk3lm 6 ай бұрын

I have seen other footage with Mansard roof buildings on Berniere Sur Mer. I walked down the beach and came across the town recognising the site from that footage. Nov 1, 2009 several days after a visit to Vimy.

@jgonzalez101 Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this post. I don't believe I've ever seen it.

@OTDMilitaryHistory Ай бұрын

You’re welcome!

@timisfree1768 Жыл бұрын

Definition of bravery.

@rickolson9983 6 ай бұрын

Truly, Heroes of the World! The human race must honor their courage, remember, and learn from all the mistakes.

@justinhealey2408 8 ай бұрын

I just watched this earlier today on tv, ya you are right juno beach i think

@OTDMilitaryHistory 8 ай бұрын

It makes the most sense

@honda197056 6 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 6 ай бұрын

You're very welcome!

@marks_sparks1 Жыл бұрын

I have never seen that footage before. Any idea what unit is carried there?

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

Not entirely sure. I think it’s a mix of Royal Army Medical Corps and one of the battalions acting as a beach group.

@CHIBBZ-54 Жыл бұрын

@@OTDMilitaryHistory Canadians.

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

It’s probably not entirely Canadians

@xanbex8324 11 ай бұрын

Yes it is Canadian and the reason you do not see this often is because most believe the Americans did all the heavy lifting on D Day!@@CHIBBZ-54

@chuckabutty888 11 ай бұрын

@@xanbex8324 I read that the allies limited the footage as they thought it would not be good for nation morale to see men being killed.

@malootua2739 7 ай бұрын

My father was in D-Day at 17 years old and I never even knew that until after he died when his sister told me

@malootua2739 7 ай бұрын

The weird thing is I still look young. I am 56 and no grey hair or wrinkles so people hardly believe my father was born in '25

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

Lucky you! I have grey hair at 35.

@laurahess3417 4 ай бұрын

My Grandfather landed on Omaha Beach. My other Grandfather was part of a then-classified plan called Operation Ivory Soap, in the Pacific. There had never been an operation like it before!

@randolphhobson5017 Жыл бұрын

a rotund officer accidentally dropped hundreds of reels into the drink

@OTDMilitaryHistory Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately true. That was the American sector. Lots survived from the Canadian and British beaches.

@davidb6730 10 ай бұрын

The Canadian contribution is ignored by most people, the Americans overshadow most video of the war. I've seen Canadian documentaries using American or British film footage.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 10 ай бұрын

It's such a shame because there's so much great Canadian footage out there.

@anthonyburnam3415 7 ай бұрын

I have no idea of how to access it. I stumble across most of the good stuff I ever see. If there was film destroyed because it was to violent then that is a shame. I've heard war can get dicey. What would a man expect to see? If Sledgehamner could stand doing it I will try to stand seeing it.

@OTDMilitaryHistory 7 ай бұрын

@anthonyburnam3415 I’ve never heard of a film being destroyed for being too violent.

@fus149hammer5 6 ай бұрын

It's ignored by the americans who think D-Day was basically about them and Omaha beach. Us brits know and recognise what the canadians did as we do about their great efforts in the first world war. I've always been astounded by the actions and sheer bravery of the Newfoundlanders on the Somme. 😊

@drive9997 5 ай бұрын

@@fus149hammer5butt hurt much